Our tummies full and a bottle of champagne later, we jumped in a cab and headed for the West End. Thriller Live was showing at the Lyric theatre and I could hardly contain my excitement! I'm a huge Michael Jackson fan and after being so privileged as to have seen him live during his History tour, I have always wanted to see him again. Unfortunately this is the closest I'll be able to get to the real thing now. Well, I wasn't disappointed!
With five different performers playing the part of Michael Jackson throughout the ages, we saw the likes of 'ABC' and 'I Want You Back' to 'Dirty Diana' and a reconstruction of the fantastic 1995 MTV awards performance of 'Dangerous'. The dancing was utterly superb and their voices breathtaking, at moments. Particular members of the cast were able to mimic his moves and his voice so well, it sent chills down my spine. From the distance you could've been in the room with the man himself. By the time they performed 'Man In The Mirror' with images of Martin Luther King, John Lennon and finally The King Of Pop himself, superimposed on a screen behind, I couldn't stop a tear or two rolling down my cheek.
Buzzing from the performance, being off of our seats, dancing around and singing along to all the classics, we headed into China Town. It was suitably decorated for the Chinese new year, with hundreds of lanterns strung from one side of the street to the other. It was quite beautiful. I spent the taxi ride home memorised at the beauty of the city at night. The houses of Parliament, The London Eye and London Bridge all lit up looking quite spectacular.
Back in the comfort of our hotel room, we enjoyed a night cap before each taking a bath, putting on our robes and slippers and lounging on our beds in front of the telly.
I went to bed with images of iconic figures, Chinese lanterns and city lights, swirling around my head.
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